Special to La Cucaracha News The 2nd Annual Pueblo Turkey Giveaway was a huge success. This year, 500 Turkey baskets were handed out. This is a Denver and Pueblo collaboration to feed the less fortunate for Thanksgiving in the Steel City. This couldn’t have been possible without our amazing sponsors! We thank Excalibur Outreach, McDivitt… Continue reading Update Gobble, Gobble
Month: November 2025
Voted down
Resolution supporting immigrants, state laws on I.C.E., rejected on 5-2 vote of Pueblo City Council By DENISE TORREZ By a 5 to 2 margin, Pueblo City Council voted down a resolution that called for acknowledging the city’s support for immigrant residents and reaffirming the City’s commitment to comply with Colorado laws that govern local cooperation… Continue reading Voted down
SHADOWS
SERIES CONTINUED: “Shadows” is the second short story in a new La Cucaracha News feature – excerpts from books. A third installment will be posted in one week. By EMILIANO TRUJILLO MEDINA An old lady glares out of her window before slamming it shut. Outside, music perforates the neighborhood as a young man washes his… Continue reading SHADOWS
Racial Profiling & ICE
A modern echo of old injustice By NATASHA GUTIERREZ — GUEST COLUMNIST PUEBLO — Fear and injustice doesn’t always arrive with flashing lights. Sometimes it shows up in quiet ways — like when a family chooses not to leave home for groceries because they’re afraid the color of their skin will make them a target. … Continue reading Racial Profiling & ICE
Guatemala’s giant kites
Dia de los Muertos tradition By DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ Giant kites of the Maya, some 50 feet across, celebrate Dia de los Muertos in Guatemala. In a country that has suffered 100,000 deaths at the hand of the government, and 50,000 disappeared, the kites carry social and political messages. The preparations begin months ahead of… Continue reading Guatemala’s giant kites